Parko et al. v. Shell Oil Company et al.

Filing 230

ORDER GRANTING in part and DENYING in part 223 Motion for Finding of Facts; GRANTING 224 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement. Signed by Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel on 8/2/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit) (jkb2)

PUBLICATION NOTICE

Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Settlement
The following statement is being issued by the law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC regarding
settlement of litigation concerning the Wood River Refinery in the Village of Roxana, Illinois.
The purpose of this notice is to inform you of the pendency and settlement of a class action entitled
Parko, et al. v. Shell Oil Co., et al., No. 3:12-cv-00336-NJR-PMF, pending in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The Court has scheduled a settlement approval
hearing on December 18, 2017, at 9:30am, in Courtroom 3 of the federal courthouse, located at
750 Missouri Avenue, East St. Louis, Illinois, before the Honorable Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel.
In the Parko class action, Plaintiff Jeana Parko
alleges on behalf of herself and prospective class
members that releases from or related to the
operation of the Wood River Refinery located
within the Village of Roxana, Illinois, have
caused soil and groundwater contamination of
neighboring properties and resulted in exposure
and property damage to nearby residents.
Plaintiff sued Shell Oil Company and Equilon
Enterprises, LLC (the “Shell Defendants”)
and ConocoPhillips Company, WRB Refining
LP, ConocoPhillips WRB Partner LLC, and
Cenovus GPCO LLC (the “ConocoPhillips
Defendants”). All defendants in the Parko
class action have denied and continue to deny
these claims. The Shell Defendants and the
ConocoPhillips Defendants have separately
reached agreements with Plaintiff to settle the
Parko class action.
If you own or owned or occupy or occupied
real property in the Village of Roxana, Illinois,
within the geographical area referred to as
the Study Area, as defined by the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency (“IEPA”),
at any time between January 1, 1986 and the
present, you may have a claim to receive benefits
in the proposed class action settlement and you
may be entitled to receive a monetary payment.
The settlement class area is defined as the area
enclosed by, and commencing at, the southwest
corner of South Central Avenue and Rand
Avenue (the “Beginning Point”), extending north
along the east side of South Central Avenue to
the south side of the alley between First Street
and East Tydeman Avenue, then extending east
along the south side of the alley to the east side

of South Chaffer Avenue, then extending south
to a point due east of the Beginning Point, then
extending west to the Beginning Point. A figure
depicting the settlement class area is contained
in the Class Notice, which you may obtain as
described below.
If you believe you are a member of the settlement class,
you may visit www.RoxanaClassSettlement.com to
review or download a copy of the Class Notice and
Claim Form and to request additional information. You
may also call or contact Class Counsel at the following
address:
Ted N. Gianaris
Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
One Court Street
Alton, IL 62002
Tel: [phone]
A copy of the Shell Settlement Agreement, the
ConocoPhillips Settlement Agreement, the
Class Notice, Claim Form, information on how
to object to or be excluded from the Settlement
Class, and other important documents and
information are also available for inspection
or copying at the Court. Details concerning
eligibility for payments, as well as your options
if you are member of the Settlement Class are
contained in these documents.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class and
do nothing you will receive no benefits under the
settlement, but you will be bound by any final
judgment approving the proposed settlement.
For additional information, you may go to
www.RoxanaClassSettlement.com or contact
the Class Counsel listed above.
SOURCE: Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC

For More Information, visit www.RoxanaClassSettlement.com or call toll-free 1-866-903-1197.